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St. Theresa students win at state-level science competition: Private School Roundup

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Seventh- and eighth-grade students from St. Theresa School competed in the state-level competition of the Pennsylvania Junior Academy of Science, held in May at Penn State University, State College. All students pictured received first-place awards: front row from left - Katie Bernick, Maggie Killmeyer and Stephanie Uroda; back row from left - Philip Andreoli, Sean Good and Carmen Andreoli.
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Private School Roundup includes news about East Shore and West Shore private schools.

EMMANUEL BAPTIST CHRISTIAN ACADEMY

The Academy will host a walk-in open house 9 a.m.-4 p.m. each Friday through June. Information: 717-761-7000.

HARRISBURG ACADEMY

Back-to-School Forms for 2014-15 are available and can be downloaded and/or completed online. All forms are due back to the Academy by July 31. These completed documents are necessary for a child to start on the first day of school.

Spartan Lacrosse Camp for students entering grades 4-9 will be held 5:30-8 p.m. July 28-31.

Members of the Academy community are invited to attend the 2014 Alumni Achievement Awards and Athletics Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony to be held at 1:30 p.m. Oct. 3, in McCormick Auditorium. RSVPs are requested, but not required. Nominations are being accepted for the 2014 Alumni Awards and Athletics Hall of Fame. Questions should be directed to Michael LaRue.

Harrisburg Academy is offering a summer session of SAT CONQUEST July 14-25, in addition to the fall session (beginning in August). Direct questions to Louise Lauchlan.

The Parents Association is hosting another Box Tops for Education drive this summer. Each of the divisions, early childhood, lower, middle, and upper school, will have separate collections, and the winning grade from each division will receive an ice cream party at the start of the 2014-15 academic year. The drive begins now and runs through Sept. 5. Box Tops can be submitted throughout the summer by dropping them off at the main office. Questions should be directed to Jen Coyl or Jean Foschi.

Tyler Quigley, John Helm, and Nate Stauffer came in second place out of 21 teams in the Harrisburg area's Stock Market Game for sixth-grade students. In addition, eighth-graders Hayden Qualls and Noah Sweeney, and seventh-grader Alec Warren, came in first place in the competition for seventh- and eighth-grade students. Other Academy teams took eighth and ninth place, out of a total of 108 teams.

RANDOLPH-MACON ACADEMY

Micah Peregrino, son of Dr. Manuel and Laurel Peregrino of Lemoyne, was inducted as a charter member of Randolph-Macon Academy's new chapter of the National Social Studies Honor Society, at a ceremony that took place in Boggs Chapel on April 25.

TRINITY

Trinity High School Lacrosse welcomes all youth lacrosse players to its Summer Youth Boys and Girls Lacrosse Camp to be held at 6:30 p.m. each evening, July 14-17, at 3061 Simpson Ferry Road, Lower Allen Twp. The camp is open for any current second- through ninth-graders at $75 each. Information: https://sites.google.com/a/thsrocks.us/athletics/.

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